Hood or shield for awnings and method of making the same



Sept. 10, 1929. c, TRUEMPER; 7 1,727,528

HOOD OR SHIELD FOR AWN NGS AND .METHOD MAKING THE SAME Filed May 14 1928 I 2| 11 11M l 01 Ja/m C Truemper abtmmq Patented Sept. 10, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT'OFFICE.

JOHN G. TRUEMPER, or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

HOOD OR SHIELD FOR AWNINGS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

Application filed May 14,

My invention relates to a hood or shield for awnings and the method of making the same, and it is an object of the invention to provide a method of forming a hood of telescoping sections that will readily separate and slide freely on each other; also to make a hood having a drainage trough extending along its lower edge and with means on one of the sections to indicate the adjusted length, of the hood all as will be hereinafter.

more particularly set forth and claimed. Referring to the accompanying drawings, which-are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a perspective illustrating one application of my invention; I

Figure 2, atop plan view;

Figure 3, a section on a line 3-3 of Fig- 2 ure 2;

Figure 4, an enlarged detail; and

Figure 5, a fragmentary bottom plan view.

In the drawings reference characters 10 and 11 indicate a pair of upper and lower correspondingly curved elongated hood sections or body members provided at their forward edges with beads 12 and 13 which telescope and form a longitudinal trou h for draining .water off the hood. In t e 3e process of manufacture the members which form the hood sections are placed upon each otherowith their edges separated by a sheet of material such as glazed or oiled paper. These edges are inserted in a slotted bar 35 which is used to roll the members over upon each.other to .form the beads 12 and 13. The glazed paper is then removed and the members are thus left spaced sufliciently to permit them to slide freely upon each other.

The upper, outer body member 10 has its upper inner edge 10 turned over and under the corresponding edge of the lower inner body member 11. The beads or troughs 12 and 13 disposed at the lower outer edges of the respective sections and which were rolled together with glazed paper between them to insure their proper spacing so they would slide freely when telescoped are arranged in telescopic relation with the bead 13 on the lower section 11 encasing the bead 12 1928. Serial No. 277,768. I

of the upper section 10, said beads being relatively slidable for permitting longitudt nal adjustment, so that the device is capable of being used with windows or other openings of different) widths.

The telescopic body members 10 and 11 are provided at their respective outer ends with brackets 15 and 16, preferably riveted thereto, which serve to support the, device in operative position when secured in place by ap propriate fastening devices, not shown. Each bracket is provided with three inwardly extending projections 17, the intermediate projection serving merely to support the curved end portion of the respective body member while the other projections are perforated for the reception of rivets 18 which extend through the body member and projec tions and securely hold them together.

The brackets are likewise provided at their lower forward extremities with projections 19, which fit into the ends of the troughs 12 and 13 and firmly support the outer corners of the respective body members. In order to permit the water to drain from the trough the beads are provided with perforations 20 at points near the ends of each section.

The brackets are also provided with upstanding bosses or lugs 21 for assisting in fastening the said brackets in the proper fixed relation. The brackets are further provided with apertures 22 for the reception of brass screws which support the roller of-the awning or the like. The bracket 16 isprovided with an inwardly extending foot 23, bifurcated to receive the rope (not shown) by means of which the awning is adapted to be operated.

In order to provide means adjusting the body members so that they may be fitted to readily accommodate an awning of proper length to windows of dif-' for accurately 9O .fercnt widths I provide a scale 24 on the under side of the outer body member. This renders the use of, a rule or tape unnecessary and permits the device to be quickly adjusted to the proper length and secured in position. 7 H It will be readily understood from the foregoing that on account of the use of the 100 I Y secure by Letters Patent, is:

sheet of glazed paper positioned between the metal sheets which form the hood during the rolling operation that the members will be properly spaced so that any burrs or rough surfaces on the metal members will be compensated for and a fit between the parts se- 1. The method of forming a hood which consists in placing a pair of sheet metal members together with a sheet of glazed .paper between them, and rolling the edges of the sheet metal members over upon each other to form telescoping beads, substan-- tially as set forth.

2. The'method of makinga hood for awnings comprising placing one sheet metal member upon another, placing a spacing sheet of glazed paper between the same, rolling the edge portions of said sheet metal members over to form telescoping beads adapted to serve as a uniting joint and also as gutters for draining the water toward the ends of the hood, subtsantially as set forth.

3. The method of making a hood for awnings comprising placing one sheet metal 'member upon another with a spacing sheet of glazed paper between 'the same, rolling the edge portions of said sheet metal members over to form telescoping beads adapted to serve as gutters for draining the water toward the ends of the hood, applying indicating means on one section of the hood for indicating the adjacent length of the 4 hood, substantially as set forth.

4. The method of making a hood for awnmgs comprising placing one sheet -metal member upon another with a spacing sheet of glazed paper between the same, rolling the edge portions of said sheet metal members over to form telescoping beads adapted to serve as gutters for draining the water toward' the ends of the hood, securing a bracket at each end of the hood with a portion projecting into the contiguous troughforming bead for supporting the extremities of the hood, substantially as set forth.

rear portion bent around and underlying the rear edge of the inner section, the telescoping portions of said sections being spaced apart to facilitate relative movement, sub stantially as set forth. t

6. A hood for awnings comprising a pair of corresponding curved elongated members disposed in overlapping relation, the

front edges of the overlapping members being curled upon themselves to form telescoping troughs, the outer trough being carried by the inner section the rear edge of the outer section being turned down and underlying the rear edge of the inner section, whereby the parts will be retained in proper position, a bracket carried by eachof the sections said bracket being secured to the remote ends of the co-operating sections, and a thin sheet maintaining the telescoping beads in spaced relation, substantially as set forth.

7. A hood for awnings comprising a pair of transversely curved sectlons each having an edge curled upon itself to form a troughlike bead'said trough-like beads being disposed in telescopic relation and being perforated to permit the passage of water therefrom, means spacing said co-operating sections apart permitting them to have free sliding movement relative to each other, and indicating means for determining the length of the casing, substantially as. set forth. v

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 12th day of- May, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-eight.

JOHN C. TRUEMPER.

5. A hood for awnings comprising a pair 4 of correspondingly curved co-operating sheet metal members, telescoping beads,

formed at the edges of the'sections the bead of the inner section enclosing the bead of the outer section, the outer section having its 

